King Charles III will not attend the funeral of Pope Francis alongside other world leaders. The British monarch is expected to skip the late pontiff's funeral service at St Peter's Basilica church ...

William will be representing his father, just as Charles represented the late Queen Elizabeth II at the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005. The Prince of Wales’ attendance in place of the King ...

The group must decide the date of the funeral. In 1995 John Paul II’s funeral was six days after his death and the conclave to choose a successor met 10 days later. It must also decide when the ...

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, Saturday’s ceremony will still be full of pomp and pageantry, as the world’s Catholics bid him farewell ...

Pope Francis will be laid to rest on Saturday as scores of world leaders, church officials and mourners look on. Francis' funeral comes six days after Francis died of a stroke and heart failure at ...

Bush attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005. Earlier on Monday, Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of the late pontiff, though at the time he was uncertain whether ...

The cardinals arrange for the funeral rites to be observed during this time. This is also when a pope lies in state. Approximately 1 million mourners visited John Paul II's body as it lay in state ...

Cardinals arriving in Rome for the funeral services of Popes Pius XII, John XXIII, Paul VI, and John Paul II. Only cardinals under 80 years old can vote for the election of a new pope. On the day ...